Clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word

When the story goes back in time

Literary work that is not real. It is usually made up.

Speaker or the person who is telling the story

Text that informs, gives instructions and is fiction

What a piece of writing is mainly about.

A conversation between 2 people

A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as.

The sequence of events in a story

When and where the story takes place.

A word part that can be added to the end of a word to make a new word.

Clues that indicate something will happen later on in the story or future.

Parts of a text that stands out. ( diagram, table of contents, etc.)

The reason why a story is written - to persuade, inform, or entertain or explain.

The perspective from which a story is told.

The solution to a problem or final outcome of a story

Giving human traits to a non-human things

A story written to be performed by actors; a play.

Comparing 2 things using like or as

The story of a person's life written by that person

The central idea or message of a story.

A word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word.

1st Person Point of View

Story told from the view point of one character using "I" and "We".

Collecting clues to make a inference

Writing that is factual, true not made up or fictional

A brief statement of main events of a story.

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STAAR Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Context Clues	Clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
Flashback	When the story goes back in time
Stage Directions	instructions for actors
Fiction	Literary work that is not real. It is usually made up.
Onomatopoeia	Words that represent sounds
Narrator	Speaker or the person who is telling the story
Hyperbole	An exaggeration
Climax	The turning point of a story
Expository	Text that informs, gives instructions and is fiction
Main Idea	What a piece of writing is mainly about.
Conflict	The problem in the story
Dialogue	A conversation between 2 people
Metaphor	A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as.
Plot	The sequence of events in a story
Setting	When and where the story takes place.
Suffix	A word part that can be added to the end of a word to make a new word.
Foreshadow	Clues that indicate something will happen later on in the story or future.
Text Features	Parts of a text that stands out. ( diagram, table of contents, etc.)
Author's Purpose	The reason why a story is written - to persuade, inform, or entertain or explain.
Point of View	The perspective from which a story is told.
Stanza	The " paragraph" of a poem
Resolution	The solution to a problem or final outcome of a story
Personification	Giving human traits to a non-human things
Drama	A story written to be performed by actors; a play.
Simile	Comparing 2 things using like or as
Autobiography	The story of a person's life written by that person
Playwright	Person who wrote a play/drama
Theme	The central idea or message of a story.
Prefix	A word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word.
1st Person Point of View	Story told from the view point of one character using "I" and "We".
Drawing Conclusion	Collecting clues to make a inference
Nonfiction	Writing that is factual, true not made up or fictional
Summary	A brief statement of main events of a story.

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